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"LLANDEWY-BREVI (LLAN-DDEWI-BREVI), a parish comprising the townships of Dothie-Camddwr, Dothie-Pyscottwr, Godwidd, and Prisk with Carvan, in the upper division of the hundred of PENARTH; the chapelries of Blaen-Penal and Gartheli, and the townships of Cugian, Gwynvil, and Llanio, in the lower division of the same hundred ; and the chapelry of Bettws-Leike, in the upper division of the hundred of MOYTHEN, county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES; 8 miles (N. E. by N.) from Lampeter, and containing 2461 inhabitants .each of the chapelries and townships is separately assessed for the maintenance of its own poor."
Parish based
sketch map
of the
hundred
[From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833]
St David's church - photograph on Dyfed FHS
LLANDDEWI BREFI, St. David 1843-1848 - on the Church plans online siteSome church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. The names are those of the informants
The Lampeter and Llanddewibrefi Church Group site
Parish entry for Llanddewi Brefi with Llanbadarn Odwyn from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by Archive CD Books).
Bowen, EG. The cult of Dewi Sant at Llanddewi Brefi. Ceredigion, Vol II
Lewis, B. Llanddewi Brefi Parish Church, Brief Guide 1973
See Notes on Church/Chapel Records page
Parish Register;
Baptisms 1775-1992. Marriages 1776 -1807, 1813-1943 [Banns 1826-8, 1830-43, 1851-7, 1860-1928]. Burials 1775-1886 NLW with copies of some dates at Cer.RO
Copy manuscripts PR C 1776-1812 M 1776-1807 B 1776-1835 NLW and typescripts PR M 1775-1837 with index NLW/Cer.RO
Bishops Transcripts;
1683-5, 1702-3, 1811-59, 1861-7, 1871, 1873, 1875-9, 1882, 1885-6 NLW
I.G.I; Baptisms 1813-75
Nonconformist Chapels; see chapels database
Places, villages, farms etc within Llanddewibrefi parish as shown on the parish map on the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Gareth Hicks)
Description of Llanddewibrefi parish from Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833
Descriptions of Llanddewibrefi Townships from Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833
Kelly's Directory South Wales 1895
Anon. Visit to Loventium and Llanddewi Brefi. Card. Antq. Soc. Trans., Vol I/2
Griffith, W D Dr. The Pedigree of the Griffiths family of Llanddewi Brefi. Cardiganshire FHS journal vol 4/1 Feb 2005
Lloyd, Annie. Was the name Ajax or was it Morgan ? Cardiganshire FHS journal, vol 3/6 October 2003. About an Ajax family of this parish
Price, Kay Lorraine. More Connections with Soar-y-Mynydd. (Features Margaret Jones and Beryl Davies) Cardiganshire FHS journal, Vol 4/2, June 2005
Anon. Rhai o olion hynafiaethol plwyf Llanddewi Brefi. Card. Antq. Soc. Trans.,Vol I
Jones, Thomas. The book of the Anchorite of Llanddewi Brefi. Card. Antq. Soc. Trans, Vol XII
Lewis, W.J. Hanes Darluniadol o Geredigion (An illustrated history of Dyfed) Vol 1. Cardiganshire. Aberystwyth, 1976. Also by same author; An Illustrated History of Cardiganshire. 1970. bilingual text. numerous b/w illus., maps, drawing. Here is a list of the chapter headings and an online index of photographs, and linked from the chapter headings section there is also a list of Tai Unnos [One-Night Houses] built on Mynydd Llanddewibrefi from a diagram in said book
Meyrick, Sir Samuel Rush.(1783-1848) The History and Antiquities of the county of Cardigan. Collected from the few remaining documents which have escaped the ravages of time, as well as from actual observation. Longman: London ,1810. The history and antiquities of the County of Cardigan ... to which are now added a parliamentary history, list of High Sheriffs, some notes on the present county families, &c., &c. repr. Brecon: 1907. This 1907 print has now been reprinted. The section relating to this parish is on pages 249/54; mentioned are Llanio, Gwastad Gwnda, Abermeirig, Voelallt, Glanrocca, and Llwyn.
Rees, D. Ben. Hanes Plwyf Llanddewi Brefi. [History of Llanddewi Brefi Parish].Gomer Press: 1984 [LDS GS 942.95/L1 H2r]
Williams, David Vicar of Llanfair. Y wladfa fach fynyddig. Situated in the parishes of Llanddewibrefi and Llanfairclydogau. Dinbych: 1963. 87pp. Has interesting photographs with names , e.g Brynmeinog Sunday school tea party in 1912, and the Esgairgoch Shearing party in 1920. It lists most of the farms around where David Williams lived, - Esgaircrwys.
Held at the NLW ;
Held at Ceredigion Archives;
The Llanddewibrefi mines: a brief outline of their history. Mines mentioned ; Rhydtalog Mine, Brynambor, Rhysgog, or Rhyscog, Mine, Bronflwyd (Bronfloyd) Mine, Esgair Gadfach, Esgair Gadfach, Cwm Trinant [Cwm Robert], 'Cwm Brefi Mine', Rhywhalog [in Caron parish].
"From the late medieval period through to the 19th century Llanddewibrefi formed part of the estates of the bishop of St Davids. Lead was being worked there by at least the 14th century........"
Here is an extract from The Reports of the Commissioners appointed to enquire into the state of Education in Wales. 1847
Jones, R O. Coleg Bek at Llanddewibrefi. Card. Antq. Soc. Trans, Vol XII
[Gareth Hicks: 2 March 2007]
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